What other large spyware companies are out there besides Zango?
 

Everybody knows about Zango. There are other spyware companies out there that I believe are flying under the radar and doing far more damage than Zango. Anybody know of any? If so list them here so we can test them and see what's going on.

I've been looking for a list to add into .htaccess.

Bump for a good thread.

Would be nice to know how many others there are out there so I can add them to our .htaccess

How Does iSearch Target End User's?

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isearch.com/advertise_cpv.php

Has anybody tested isearch out?

Hooper has . . .

I remember back in the day the big one was Gator.. I think Gator may have become Zango though. Not sure.

Gator and whenU are the two that come to mind.
WG

Nice one WiredGuy. Never heard of whenu

Anybody know is Zedo.com is spyware or not?

Has anyone used htaccess to redirect zango and similar "software" and if so have you used a tracker to see how many hits that page gets? I just implemented this and would be interested in seeing how much traffic you see being redirected.

I was also going to mention whenU.

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I am sad.
Wheres Quickbucks Hooper?

I mentioned in the CCBill thread that it would be very interesting for a big traffic aggregation area (like CCBill) to track these things and give us a sort of "weather report".

I also think that at least some program owners would be interested if one affiliate was generating much of their traffic from Zango (or other) infected surfers.

I don't care how many TGP surfers or how many tube surfers are infected... I want to know what the numbers are when they get to the point of paying :)

WOuld you guys like a list or just the top 100?

http://research.sunbelt-software.com...-in&srchmode=3

I am not sure how up to date that list is, but it is a pretty big one.

Thanks Great List!

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